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Caterpillar hires Operations professionals across manufacturing, production, and supply chain functions at facilities throughout the United States. The company has an established immigration program and regularly sponsors work visas for qualified candidates in this function, making it a realistic target for international job seekers.
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Manufacturing
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
The Manager Production Overseas coordinates the activities of a more complex production line, prepares schedules, resolves issues, and ensures safety and quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Creating reports and records of production processes, tools issues performance, and inventory; sharing them with managers and providing suggestions to improve safety, productivity and quality.
- Preparing, maintaining, and updating documentation related to operating procedures and safety and quality standards; ensuring all processes and products meet desired safety and quality standards.
- Supervising and directing the daily activities of production lines workers, assigning tasks, ensuring coordination between different teams, ensuring their safety and monitoring their performance.
- Training new hires, managing scheduling and work conflicts, monitoring safety, and promoting internal communication to create a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired
Skill Descriptors
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
- Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
- Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
- Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
- Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.
Data Gathering & Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools, techniques, and processes; ability to collect and synthesize data from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or judgment.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Describes alternative data-gathering techniques and tools.
- Documents basic data-gathering methodologies.
- Identifies the purposes of data gathering and analysis.
- Identifies key objectives in gathering and analyzing data.
Performance Management: Knowledge of successful performance management techniques; ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Identifies opportunities to enhance performance, e.g., practice assignments, training, shadowing.
- Ensures performance goals, checkpoints, and feedback focus on behaviors.
- Provides documented input to formal performance review conducted by manager.
- Observes individual performance and provides fair and objective feedback.
- Uses formal and informal rewards and recognition programs for employees.
Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process.
- Describes specific software applications or products used for business analytics.
- Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems.
- Helps others research and learn more about business analytics tools and applications.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.
- Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.
- Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.
- Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.
- Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.
Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Raises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule.
- Breaks tasks into manageable steps that can be incorporated into a personal work plan.
- Escalates concerns over competing or conflicting priorities.
- Monitors progress continuously and adjusts tactics for handling situations on a case by case basis.
- Creates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
- Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
- Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
- Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit.
- Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.
- Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.
- Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function.
Summary Pay Range:
$89,210.00 - $133,810.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- 401(k) savings plans*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Employee Assistance Program*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Career Development*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
-
Tuition Reimbursement
-
These benefits also apply to part-time employees
Posting Dates:
April 22, 2026 - May 5, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
Career Area:
Manufacturing
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
The Manager Production Overseas coordinates the activities of a more complex production line, prepares schedules, resolves issues, and ensures safety and quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Creating reports and records of production processes, tools issues performance, and inventory; sharing them with managers and providing suggestions to improve safety, productivity and quality.
- Preparing, maintaining, and updating documentation related to operating procedures and safety and quality standards; ensuring all processes and products meet desired safety and quality standards.
- Supervising and directing the daily activities of production lines workers, assigning tasks, ensuring coordination between different teams, ensuring their safety and monitoring their performance.
- Training new hires, managing scheduling and work conflicts, monitoring safety, and promoting internal communication to create a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired
Skill Descriptors
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
- Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
- Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
- Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
- Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.
Data Gathering & Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools, techniques, and processes; ability to collect and synthesize data from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or judgment.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Describes alternative data-gathering techniques and tools.
- Documents basic data-gathering methodologies.
- Identifies the purposes of data gathering and analysis.
- Identifies key objectives in gathering and analyzing data.
Performance Management: Knowledge of successful performance management techniques; ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Identifies opportunities to enhance performance, e.g., practice assignments, training, shadowing.
- Ensures performance goals, checkpoints, and feedback focus on behaviors.
- Provides documented input to formal performance review conducted by manager.
- Observes individual performance and provides fair and objective feedback.
- Uses formal and informal rewards and recognition programs for employees.
Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process.
- Describes specific software applications or products used for business analytics.
- Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems.
- Helps others research and learn more about business analytics tools and applications.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.
- Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.
- Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.
- Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.
- Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.
Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Raises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule.
- Breaks tasks into manageable steps that can be incorporated into a personal work plan.
- Escalates concerns over competing or conflicting priorities.
- Monitors progress continuously and adjusts tactics for handling situations on a case by case basis.
- Creates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
- Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
- Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
- Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Basic Understanding:
- Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit.
- Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.
- Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.
- Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function.
Summary Pay Range:
$89,210.00 - $133,810.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- 401(k) savings plans*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Employee Assistance Program*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Career Development*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
-
Tuition Reimbursement
-
These benefits also apply to part-time employees
Posting Dates:
April 22, 2026 - May 5, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Operations Jobs at Caterpillar Jobs
Align your credentials with Caterpillar's requirements
Caterpillar's Operations roles typically require engineering or supply chain degrees. Get a credential evaluation through NACES before applying so your Australian, Indian, or international degree is already documented as U.S.-equivalent when HR reviews your application.
Target roles that match H-1B specialty occupation criteria
Not every Operations title at a manufacturer qualifies as a specialty occupation under USCIS rules. Focus on roles requiring a specific technical or engineering degree field, such as industrial, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering, rather than general operations or floor supervisor positions.
Research Caterpillar's facility locations before applying
Caterpillar operates plants across Illinois, Georgia, Texas, and beyond. Some facilities hire more frequently for sponsored roles than others. Use DOL's OFLC disclosure data to identify which Caterpillar locations have filed Labor Condition Applications for Operations positions in your target discipline.
Find sponsored Operations openings through Migrate Mate
Sponsored Operations roles at large manufacturers rarely advertise visa support explicitly in job postings. Browse Migrate Mate to surface Caterpillar's verified sponsoring positions so you're applying to roles where sponsorship is already confirmed, not guessing based on company size.
Prepare for TN status if you hold Canadian or Mexican citizenship
Many Caterpillar Operations roles in engineering fall squarely within TN-eligible occupations under USMCA. TN status requires no USCIS petition and has no annual cap, which shortens your start date significantly compared to the H-1B process.
Ask about I-140 timing during the offer negotiation stage
Once you have an offer, ask your Caterpillar recruiter whether the company files an EB-2 or EB-3 immigrant petition concurrently with your H-1B. Early I-140 approval preserves your priority date and protects your options if you later change roles within the company.
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Find Operations at Caterpillar JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does Caterpillar sponsor H-1B visas for Operations roles?
Yes, Caterpillar sponsors H-1B visas for Operations positions that qualify as specialty occupations under USCIS rules, generally those requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific technical field like industrial or manufacturing engineering. Not every Operations title qualifies, so confirming the degree requirement for your specific role before applying is the right move.
How do I apply for Operations jobs at Caterpillar?
Applications go through Caterpillar's careers portal, but sponsored Operations roles aren't always labeled as such. The most efficient approach is to browse Migrate Mate, which filters Caterpillar's openings by visa sponsorship eligibility so you're only spending time on roles where international candidates are genuinely considered. Once you've identified a match, apply directly through Caterpillar's site.
Which visa types does Caterpillar commonly use for Operations positions?
Caterpillar sponsors H-1B visas most frequently for professional Operations roles. The company also supports F-1 OPT and CPT for students and new graduates, TN status for Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying engineering occupations, and employment-based Green Card categories including EB-2 and EB-3 for longer-term hires seeking permanent residence.
What qualifications does Caterpillar expect for sponsored Operations roles?
Most sponsored Operations positions at Caterpillar require a bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, or a closely related technical discipline. Practical experience with manufacturing processes, lean methodologies, or production planning is commonly expected alongside the degree. Roles at the specialist or senior level often require several years of industry experience in a manufacturing environment.
How long does the sponsorship and hiring process take for Operations roles at Caterpillar?
Timeline depends heavily on your current visa status. F-1 OPT holders can start quickly if OPT authorization is already in place. H-1B sponsorship for new hires outside the cap-exempt category ties to the annual lottery, with an October 1 start date at the earliest. USCIS premium processing, currently available for H-1B petitions, can reduce petition adjudication to around 15 business days once filed.
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